SUBPAR on the front page of The Eagle

SUBPAR and Salt City Dishes are the front page story of this week's The Eagle (CNY). The paper included two articles about the grant and gives a glowing review of the microgrant event:

"Only one of the nine project proposals would walk away with the $1,000 minigrant from the debut Salt City DISHES dinner on Sunday, but the intangible benefits, the networking and exposure each project gained from the event were just as invaluable."

A second article details the ideas behind our winning proposal:

"The SUBPAR proposal will create "unconventional street art" using hand-made, screenprinted ceramic tiles mortared permanently into place in an otherwise unused, unnoticed public space.
'Imagine a series of tiles that add a splash of color on a drab grey wall or boarded up window,' the team said during their presentation Sunday."

You can find the whole article here.

And more about the first Salt City DISHES event here.

SUBPAR wins Salt City Dishes

I finally have some news on a project that was been in development for a few months called SUBPAR. SUBPAR stands for “Syracuse Urban Beautification Public Art Resistance”. It is an open collective that encourages and creates public art interventions.

The purpose of SUBPAR is to integrate art into the visual landscape of Syracuse. SUBPAR aims to create street art installations that force beauty into the urban surroundings.

We had the opportunity to present a project at the first ever Salt City DISHES and we won! We have been awarded a $1,000 to create our first project. We'll be combining screenprinting with ceramics to create a dynamic new look of street decor. (See the example of a test tile above). A huge thank you to the engaged and dedicated populace of Syracuse who attended DISHES. We have great things planned...

Nite Lite- Phase 4

Even in the bitter cold Nite Lite keeps expanding; like frost on a window pane.

Watch Nite Lite grow through the rest of the year!

Nite Lite runs from Saturday Nov 8, 2008-Saturday Jan 3, 2009.
The Shoebox Gallery is a display window in the Roberts Shoe Store, just to the right of 2948 Chicago Ave S, Mpls, MN and is available to view 24/7.

Adding to Nite Lite

If you have been curious about how we manage to add to Nite Lite without altering the structure, this peek may shed some light.

It is tricky and creates quite a spectacle, but it allows Nite Lite to grow!

Nite Lite Progress

Nite Lite has grown since its opening on November 8th.


And it will continue to grow weekly until January. Nite Lite is on display at Lake Street and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis until the first week of January. Check it out regularly in person or stop by here for updates.


Nite Lite runs from Saturday Nov 8, 2008-Saturday Jan 3, 2009.
The Shoebox Gallery is a display window in the Roberts Shoe Store, just to the right of 2948 Chicago Ave S, Mpls, MN and is available to view 24/7.

Nite Lite Opening

AHere are some additional images of the Nite Lite opening last night.Camphor Studio members: Helen Franzen, Julia Kouneski, Lindsay Noble, Tonja Torgerson, and Patrick Vincent. Photo by Sean Smuda.

Nite Lite from across the street, at dusk before the opening. Photo by Patrick Vincent.

A video of the opening party, by Shoebox Gallery Director Sean Smuda.

Thank you to all who attended the opening; to the Shoebox Gallery for the opportunity to exhibit in such a unique space; and to Isles Bun & Coffee Co. for providing the warming refreshments.

Nite Lite runs from Saturday Nov 8, 2008-Saturday Jan 3, 2009.
The Shoebox Gallery is a display window in the Roberts Shoe Store just to the right of 2948 Chicago Av S, Mpls, MN

Nite Lite Opened Tonight

Thank you to all who attended the opening of Nite Lite tonight. Despite the chilly weather, we had a lovely turn out. I'll have more photographs up in the next few days. We plan to document the project thoroughly as it progresses over the next few months, and I'll post the updates here.Even the Pedal Cloud bike came to the opening!

Nite Lite runs from Saturday Nov 8, 2008-Saturday Jan 3, 2009. Since the Shoebox Gallery is a window display on Chicago Avenue, Nite Lite will be on 24/7 so stop by and see it anytime!

The Shoebox Gallery is a display window in the Roberts Shoe Store just to the right of 2948 Chicago Avenue S, Mpls, MN.

NY Street Art

New York was covered with graffiti, especially in the East Village and Alphabet City, where we stomped around the most. Here's a picture of my favorite piece I saw in while in the city.
I love its simplicity. I saw several of these style keys as we walked around, but I like the placement of this one. And the best part? It was on the corner where we were staying.